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Jermaine Lajuane Jackson (born December 11, 1954
in Gary, Indiana) is an African-American singer,
bass guitarist, formerly of The Jackson 5 and
brother of American Pop music|pop stars Michael
Jackson and Janet Jackson. Born to parents Joseph
Jackson|Joseph and Katherine Jackson, Jermaine
became the original lead singer of an earlier
incarnation of the Jackson 5 until 1967 when
younger brother Michael was assisted lead vocals
but Jermaine would co-lead with Michael for many
years. Jackson and his brothers signed with Motown
Records in 1969.

Jermaine was the co-lead singer of The Jackson 5,
after his brother Michael, and sings notable parts
of  ā€œI Want You Backā€, ā€œI'll Be Thereā€,
and "I Am Love". Like Michael, Jermaine also began
a solo career concurrent to his tenure in The
Jackson 5, and had a hit with the 1972 Shep and
the Limelites cover "Daddy's Home".

When the Jackson 5 left Motown, Jermaine left the
group and stayed at Motown, as he was married to
Hazel Gordy, the daughter of Motown owner Berry
Gordy). Jackson was nominated for the Grammy Award
for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his 1979
album Let's Get Serious. He had several Hot 100
Top 20 hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s,
including "Daddy's Home" (#9),  "Let's Get
Serious" (written and produced by Stevie Wonder)
(#9), "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" (featuring Devo
on backing vocals) (#18), "Dynamite" (#15) "Do
What You Do" (#13) and "I Think It's Love" (#16). 
A duet with his brother Michael, "Tell Me I'm Not
Dreamin'", hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play
| dance chart in 1984. In 1985, his duet with Pia
Zadora, "When The Rain Begins To Fall", topped
several singles charts in Europe. His final chart
success, 1989's "Don't Take It Personal", hit #1
on the Billboard|R&B Singles Chart.

Jermaine was married three times, first to Hazel
Gordy (mother of Jermaine, Jr., Autumn and
Jeremy), then to Margaret Maldonado (mother of
Jaimy and Jourdyn; common-law marriage), then to
Alejandra Genevieve Oiaza (ex-wife of brother
Randy Jackson (musician)|Randy Jackson and mother
of Jaffar and Jermajesty). All three marriages
ended in divorce. Since 2004, he has been married
to Haleema Rasheed.

He also has a daughter named Dawn; her mother is
unknown.


Jermaine converted to Islam after a visit in
Bahrain in the 1980s. In 1992, he, Margaret, and
Suzanne de Passe produced The Jacksons: An
American Dream, an award-winning and higly-rated
miniseries about the history of The Jackson 5.
Jermaine, Jr. portrayed his father as a young
teenager in the miniseries.

==Discography==
* Jermaine (1972)
* Come Into My Life (1973)
* My Name Is Jermaine (1976)
* Feel The Fire (1977)
* Frontiers (1978)
* Let's Get Serious (1980)
* Jermaine (1980)
* I Like Your Style (1981)
* Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (1982)
* Dynamite (1984)
* Precious Moments (1986)
* Don't Take It Personal (1989)
* Greatest Hits and Rare Classics (1991)
* You Said (1991)

==See also==
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart


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Jermaine Lajuane Jackson (born December 11, 1954
in Gary, Indiana) is an African-American singer,
bass guitarist, formerly of The Jackson 5 and
brother of American Pop music|pop stars Michael
Jackson and Janet Jackson. Born to parents Joseph
Jackson|Joseph and Katherine Jackson, Jermaine
became the original lead singer of an earlier
incarnation of the Jackson 5 until 1967 when
younger brother Michael was assisted lead vocals
but Jermaine would co-lead with Michael for many
years. Jackson and his brothers signed with Motown
Records in 1969.

Jermaine was the co-lead singer of The Jackson 5,
after his brother Michael, and sings notable parts
of  ā€œI Want You Backā€, ā€œI'll Be Thereā€,
and "I Am Love". Like Michael, Jermaine also began
a solo career concurrent to his tenure in The
Jackson 5, and had a hit with the 1972 Shep and
the Limelites cover "Daddy's Home".

When the Jackson 5 left Motown, Jermaine left the
group and stayed at Motown, as he was married to
Hazel Gordy, the daughter of Motown owner Berry
Gordy). Jackson was nominated for the Grammy Award
for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his 1979
album Let's Get Serious. He had several Hot 100
Top 20 hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s,
including "Daddy's Home" (#9),  "Let's Get
Serious" (written and produced by Stevie Wonder)
(#9), "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" (featuring Devo
on backing vocals) (#18), "Dynamite" (#15) "Do
What You Do" (#13) and "I Think It's Love" (#16). 
A duet with his brother Michael, "Tell Me I'm Not
Dreamin'", hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play
| dance chart in 1984. In 1985, his duet with Pia
Zadora, "When The Rain Begins To Fall", topped
several singles charts in Europe. His final chart
success, 1989's "Don't Take It Personal", hit #1
on the Billboard|R&B Singles Chart.

Jermaine was married three times, first to Hazel
Gordy (mother of Jermaine, Jr., Autumn and
Jeremy), then to Margaret Maldonado (mother of
Jaimy and Jourdyn; common-law marriage), then to
Alejandra Genevieve Oiaza (ex-wife of brother
Randy Jackson (musician)|Randy Jackson and mother
of Jaffar and Jermajesty). All three marriages
ended in divorce. Since 2004, he has been married
to Haleema Rasheed.

He also has a daughter named Dawn; her mother is
unknown.


Jermaine converted to Islam after a visit in
Bahrain in the 1980s. In 1992, he, Margaret, and
Suzanne de Passe produced The Jacksons: An
American Dream, an award-winning and higly-rated
miniseries about the history of The Jackson 5.
Jermaine, Jr. portrayed his father as a young
teenager in the miniseries.

==Discography==
* Jermaine (1972)
* Come Into My Life (1973)
* My Name Is Jermaine (1976)
* Feel The Fire (1977)
* Frontiers (1978)
* Let's Get Serious (1980)
* Jermaine (1980)
* I Like Your Style (1981)
* Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (1982)
* Dynamite (1984)
* Precious Moments (1986)
* Don't Take It Personal (1989)
* Greatest Hits and Rare Classics (1991)
* You Said (1991)

==See also==
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart


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